XII: Chapter 9- Strategies of enhancement in food production Flashcards
What percent of the worlds livestock population is found in China and India?
70%
Which is the best breeding method for animalsthat are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle, etc?
Out crossing
Hisardale is a new brand of sheep developed in Punjab by
Crossing Bikaneri ewes and Merino rams
Using MOET cows are made to ovulate how many eggs?
6-8
At which cell stage are the fertilised eggs from cows in MOET retrieved and transferred to surrogate mothers?
8-32 cell stage
Name the common freshwater fishes.
Catla, Rohu, common carp
Name the common marine fishes.
Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets
What is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation called?
Plant breeding
For how many growing seasons are hybrids obtained from plant breeding tested in farmer’s fields?
Three growing season
Agriculture accounts for __(1)__% of India’s GDP and employs nearly ___(2)___% of the population.
(1) - 33%
(2) - 62%
Who developed semi dwarf variety of wheat and where?
Norman E.Borlaug at International Centre for Wheat and Maize in Mexico
Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are varieties of
Wheat
Semi dwarf rice varieties derived from IR8 developed at ___1___ and ____2___ from Taiwan and introduced in 1966.
1- International RIce Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
2- Taichung Native 1
Name the dwarf varieties of rice developed in India.
Jaya, Ratna
Saccharum barberi was grown in which part of India?
North India
Saccharum officinarum was grown in which part of India?
South India
Himgiri variety of wheat is resistant to which diseases?
Hill bunt and leaf and stripe rust
Pusa swarnim is a variety of
Brassica
Which variety of brassica is resistant to white rust?
Pusa Swarnim
Pusa Shubhra is a variety of
Cauliflower
Pusa Snowball K-1 is a variety of cauliflower resistant to the diseases
Black rot and curl, blight black rot
Pusa komal is a variety of
Cowpea
Pusa komal is resistant to the disease
Bacterial blight
Name a variety of chilli resistant to chilli mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl.
Pusa sadabahar
How has resistance to yellow mosaic virus been induced in mung bean?
By mutation breeding
By mutation breeding resistance to which diseases has been induced in mung bean?
Yellow mosaic virus and yellow powdery mildew
What is parbhani kranti?
Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus) with resistance to yellow mosaic virus transferred from wild relative
Smooth leaved and nectarless varieties of cotton do not attract which insects?
Bollworms
Solid stems in wheat lead to non preference by which insects?
Stem sawfly
WHich characters in maize lead to resistance to stem borers?
High aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content
Pusa Gaurav is a variety of
Brassica
Which insect pest is Pura Gaurav resistant to
Aphids
Which insect pest are Pusa sem 2 and pusa sem 3 resistant to?
Jassids, aphids and fruit borers
Pusa Sem 2 is a variety of
Flat bean
Pusa Sawani is a variety of
Bhindi (Okra)
Pusa A4 is a variety of
Bhindi (Okra)
Pusa Sawani is resistant to which insect pest?
SHoot and fruit borer
In 2000, maize hybrids with twice the amount of which amino acids as compared to existing maize hybrids were developed?
Lysine and tryptophan
Name a wheat variety having high protein content used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat.
Atlas 66
Iron fortified rice with __ times as much iron as in commonly consumed varieties have been developed.
5 times
Which vitamin A rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?
Carrots, spinach, pumpkin
Which vitamin C rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?
Bitter gourd, bathua, mustard, tomato
Which iron and calcium enriched crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?
Spinach and bathua
Which protein rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?
Broad, lablab, french and garden peas
Which algae can be grown easily on waste waters to produce large quantities and can serve as food rich in proteins, minerals, fats etc?
Spirulina
Which bacterial species can be expected to produce upton 25 tonnes of protein?
Methylophilus methylotrophus
Each plant obtained from tissue culture and micropropagation is called
Somaclone
Which breed of chicken is the best broiler?
Plymouth rock
Karaknath and Brahma are breeds of
Hen
New castle/ Ranikhet disease is a disease of
Poultry
Is Red Sindhi a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
Milch cattle
Is Sahiwal a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
Milch cattle
Is Gir a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
Milch cattle
Is Hallikar a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
Draught cattle
Is Malvi a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
Draught cattle
Is Kankrej a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility)
Is Tharparkar a milch cattle or a draught cattle?
It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility)
Ayrshire is a breed of cow from
Scottland
Hollstein freisian is a breed of cow from
Holland
WHich is the best breed of milch cow?
Holstein friesian
Karan swiss is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles?
Sahiwal x Brown Swiss
Karan fries is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles?
Tharparker x Holstein Freisian
Freiswal is obtained by cross breeding of which cattles?
Holstein freisian x Sahiwal
Which animal is known as poor man’s cow?
Goat
Capra capra is the sceintific name of
Domesticated goat
Bos taurus is the scientific name of
Cow
Who is the father of white revolution?
Dr. V. Kurien
What is the scientific name of rock bee?
Apis dorsata
What is the scientific name of dwarf bee?
Apis florea
What is the scientific name of Italian bee?
Apis mellifera
Which is the real product of honeybees?
Bees wax
What is anadromous migration?
Movement of fishes/aquatic organisms from seawater to freshwater for spawning.
What is catadromous migration?
Movement of aquatic organism from freshwater to seawater for spawning.
What type of migration is observed in salmon?
Anadromous migration
What type of migration is observed in anguilla?
Catadromous migration
Cod liver oil is rich in
Vit A and vit D
Who is known as the father of green revolution?
Norman E. Borlaug
Which institute provides attestation and approval to all crop varieties in India?
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)
Name some important media used in plant tissue culture.
M.S media (Murashige and skoog media)
B5 media (Gamberg’s media)
White media
Keeping an explant in a tissue culture media for the first time is called
Initiation
The transfer of culture from one medium to another in tissue culture is called
Subculturing/multiplication
The acclimatization of plants slowly to natural conditions is called
Hardening
Name the bee with very aggressie nature.
Apis dorsata ( rock bee)
